Boyacá Spiny Rat vs Fringed Cup

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Encoelia
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	Fringed Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boyacá Spiny Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Fringed Cup

Boyacá Spiny Rat

The Boyacá spiny rat (Proechimys chrysaeolus) is a species in the genus Proechimys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.